Sony W510 vs Sony W810

Here, we will be looking at the Sony W510 and Sony W810, both Ultracompact digital cameras and they are both built by Sony. There exists a crucial gap between the resolutions of the W510 (12MP) and W810 (20MP) but both cameras posses the identical sensor size (1/2.3").

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The W510 was manufactured 4 years before the W810 and that is quite a serious gap as far as technology is concerned. The two cameras feature the same body design (Ultracompact).

Before going right into a more detailed comparison, here is a short summary of how the W510 scores versus the W810 in relation to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

This is a preview of the gallery photos for Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W510 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W810. The entire galleries are provided at Sony W510 Gallery and Sony W810 Gallery.

For anybody who is looking to lug around your camera regularly, you'll need to factor in its weight and volume. The Sony W510 enjoys outer dimensions of 96mm x 54mm x 20mm (3.8" x 2.1" x 0.8") having a weight of 119 grams (0.26 lbs) while the Sony W810 has sizing of 97mm x 56mm x 21mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of 111 grams (0.24 lbs).

See the Sony W510 and Sony W810 in the latest Camera with Lens Size Comparison Tool.

Always remember, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will vary dependant on the lens you use during that time. Here is a front view overall size comparison of the W510 vs the W810.

Taking into consideration dimensions and weight, the portability rating of the W510 and W810 is 96 and 96 respectively.

Normally, its tough to see the difference between sensor measurements purely by looking at specifications. The visual underneath will help offer you a much better sense of the sensor sizes in the W510 and W810.

To sum up, both of these cameras come with the identical sensor size albeit not the same megapixels. You should count on the Sony W810 to resolve more detail due to its extra 8MP. Higher resolution will also enable you to crop photographs a good deal more aggressively. The older W510 is going to be disadvantaged in sensor tech.